Week Ending August 29th, 2008 Labor Day weekend is here! If summers end was in question before, we’re now on the downhill slide into Fall. Actually This is one of my favorite times of year. I like cool nights, although the days growing shorter are a definate trade off. We can still have summer […]
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Des Moines Real Estate Roundup 8/22/08
Week Ending August 22nd, 2008 School is officially back in session in most communities around the Des Moines metro. Where did the summer go? Alice Held is a friend of mine with RE/MAX Fine Properties in Phoenix, Ariziona. She shares some sites to help get back in the “school mood”: MSN Back to School Guide and MSN […]
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Week Ending August 15th, 2008 The Iowa State Fair is winding down and if predictions are correct, it will be a record attendance setting year! Mild weather and families staying closer to home this summer are getting the credit for the predicted attendance of over 1 million visitors! My wife, son and I attended […]
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Week Ending August 8th, 2008 Let The Games Begin! As the 2008 Olympics begin in Beijing China, two local athletes from Des Moines will represent the United States in the games! Shawn Johnson is the familiar name of the two. She’s a 16 year old gymnast from West Des Moines who’s name is frequently […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup 8/1/08
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending August 1st, 2008 The Figure 8 Races were held last weekend at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola. A true sign that summer is at its peak are the county fairs in full swing! To see more photos of this “successful” rollover crash during the front wheel […]
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Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/18/08
Summertime heat. Summertime Thunderstorms. We seem to be in that cycle of HOT daytime temperatures followed by evening thunderstorms. The real estate market is also showing signs of heating up. We are in our third week in a row with Active listing counts below the 4,000 level. In the next couple weeks, I’m going to […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/11/08
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/4/08
It’s official… the 2008 is now 1/2 over. With the 4th of July comes fireworks, family reunions and summer vacations. This weeks photo was taken across the street from Wakonda Golf Course on the south side of Des Moines. I liked this one because it reminds me of a carrot.This week marked the first time since I started this blog that Active […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 6/27/08
It’s drying up here in Central Iowa… sort of.. The photo to the right was taken last weekend as some local heavy rain cells passed through Des Moines. When we first saw the rainbow, it was spanning the entire skyline. Just like a curtain being draw, the wall of rain began to overtake the rainbow. It’s just been […]